Direct School Admission

Direct School Admission (DSA-JC) Exercise 2023

Anderson Serangoon Junior College (ASRJC) welcomes students with talent in various fields to apply for entry to the college through Direct School Admission (DSA). For more information on DSA, please refer to MOE DSA-JC website.

1) DSA Talent Areas

We are looking for students with talent in the following areas:

2) Application Process

STEP 1: Application

New! Phase 2 applications are now open for Basketball and Shooting. Submit your online application through this link by Friday 25 August 2023.
Candidates who had submitted their applications in Phase 1 do not need to resubmit.
Applicants are required to attach scanned copies of the following along with their application:
- Secondary School Report book with Sec 3 Weighted Assessment, Sec 3 Mid-Year (if available), Sec 3 Year-end and Sec 4 Weighted Assessment (or equivalent) results, including copies of latest school academic results if available.
- School CCA records
- Relevant certifications and/or records of achievement related to the area of talent
Applicants may go ahead to submit the application form first if the official documents are unavailable.

STEP 2: Trials/Auditions

Attend the in-person selection trials/auditions if shortlisted. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted to attend the trial.

STEP 3: Interview

Attend the in-person interview if shortlisted. Only shortlisted applicants will be notified by email to attend the interview.

Special Note

Applicants who are not offered a place in Phase 1 need not resubmit, as all applications will be considered for both Phase 1 and 2 (if there is vacancy).
Please note that successful DSA-JC candidates will NOT be allowed to participate in the Joint Admissions Exercise. They will also NOT be allowed to transfer to another school after the release of the GCE O-Level examination results. They are expected to honour their commitment to the DSA-JC schools and to participate in activities related to the talent selected in, for the duration of the programme admitted to. Students who do not fulfil their DSA commitment without valid reason may be required to transfer out to another school.
Applicants admitted to TLEP must offer H2 Tamil Language and Literature and take part in the activities related to TLEP.

3) Selection Process

Trials / Auditions

Applicants for Sports* and Performing Arts talent areas will be shortlisted for trials/auditions based on evidence of the following aspects:

Track record, experience and commitment to the talent area.
Achievements, qualifications and certifications in the talent areas.

Interviews

Applicants for Sports and Performing Arts talent areas will be further shortlisted for interviews based on their performance at trials / auditions.

Students applying for DSA in Shooting, Science & Technology, and in the Tamil Language Elective Programme will be shortlisted for interviews based on their application submissions.

Shortlisted applicants will be required to attend an in-person interview to enable the College to better understand the:

Applicant’s interest/ passion for the specific talent area;
Applicant’s experiences (if any) in nurturing the specific talent area (e.g through school CCA, sport academies/ clubs or private coaching);
Applicant’s motivation for joining ASRJC;
Applicant’s ability to cope with JC curriculum.

*Except for Shooting

4) Details of Selection Trials/Audtions

5) Enquiry

For general enquiries regarding DSA, you may contact the following personnel:

HOD/PE & CCA, Ms Tay Li May - tay_li_may@schools.gov.sg
Dean, Mr Chew Tse Yong - chew_tse_yong@schools.gov.sg

6) Other Information

Subject Combinations offered at ASRJC

The list of subject combinations offered in 2023 is downloadable here.

Change of college campus in 2024

The College will be operating at a holding site from January 2024 at the following address:

1033 Upper Serangoon Road
Singapore 534768
(site of former Serangoon Junior College)